Papertrey Ink August Blog Hop - Take 2

Hello!

For my second card for the Papertrey Ink August Blog Hop I used another sketch and colour combination. This one was also chosen by my little daughter, but this card will go to my Great Niece who turned 1 this week. :-)

I used From Me to You (flower) and Stylish Sentiments: Birthday stamps. Colours are PTI Hibiscus Burst, Hero Arts Pale Cantaloupe, SU! Daffodil Delight, Pool Party, Bashful Blue.

I wish I was at home to make more cards for this blog hop! The colour and sketch combination makes it so easy, and I'm so inspired!

Thanks for dropping by!

Michelle
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Papertrey Ink August Blog Hop - Take 1

Hello!

I've made a couple of cards for the August Blog Hop at Papertrey Ink. I'm hoping I'll figure out how to link them up while I am away from home. Right now, if all has gone to plan, I will be sleeping in a cosy cabin in Jindabyne, NSW, probably with a very sore body from a day of skiing!

This first card, I made for my daughter's 6th birthday, which is today! Happy Birthday to my littlest angel! She loves these colours, and she chose this colour combination when the sneak peak was released. :-)  She loves blueberries, which may have had something to do with the choice as well.

I used Ruby Rose, Harvest Berries (dots), and Stylish Sentiments: Birthday (sentiment) stamps. I debossed using a circle die. Colours are PTI Hawaiian Shores, SU! Perfect Plum, Pale Plum Night of Navy, Ballet Blue, Old Olive.

Thanks for visiting!  The next card will follow shortly! :-)

Michelle
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Dynamic Duos #67

Hello!

Last week I was checking in from Caloundra on the Sunshine Coast where it was so sunny and warm that the kids were swimming and we all got a little sunburned. This week we've gone to the opposite extreme and as you read this, we are in the Snowy Mountains enjoying some snow play and (hopefully) a day of skiing. We've snuck away for a long week-end away! :-) We have a day in Canberra, and then two and a bit days in the Snowy Mountains. I'm predicting that I'll be exhausted and a little sore in the muscles when I return to work on Tuesday, LOL! This is the first time our littlest girl has seen snow, and our big girl doesn't remember the last time we saw snow (8 years ago). Luckily for us, the dismal snow season has turned a corner in the past couple of weeks, and they're predicting that this week-end will be the BEST snow week-end of the season - that is blue skies and fresh powder. I hope the forecasters are right. (Secretly, I wish we were going for two weeks instead of two days, shhh!)

Why I'm really here, other than to burst with excitement over my little holiday (can you tell it's been a while since we did something this exciting? LOL!) is to show you my card for this week's Dynamic Duos Challenge #67.

I used PTI Snowflake Flurries in Berry Sorbet and Melon Berry with a touch of Soft Stone and Fresh Snow.

I think this is the first time that I have used Snowflake Flurries as actually snowflakes! Such pretty snowflakes they make, too!

The team have made such pretty cards this week, really worth the visit.

Alison Barclay

Anne Marie Hile

Debbie Henderson

Hayley Kew

Janet Bagnall

Janet Zeppa

Lori Turner

Susie Wittwer

Tara Bourgoin

Tracey McNeely

Thanks for coming by to view my card (and to listen to me ramble)!

Michelle
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Dynamic Duos #66

Hello!

How is your week-end going? As this post goes live, I am at the Sunshine Coast with my family. My hubby was mad enough to sign up with our brother-in-law and friends to run Tough Mudder this year. It looks like a heap of fun, but not for me, yet. It is 20km PLUS obstacles, I'd be lucky to make 10km WITHOUT obstacles at the moment, LOL!

This card is for this week's Dynamic Duos #66 which asks us to use Pool Party and Basic Black. The optional extra is embossing. I love black and pool party. I don't love trying to photograph black... apologies for the slightly grey-ish look in the photo! I used the SU! Stripes embossing folder to create texture.

Ink is Memento Tuxedo Black and SU! Pool Party. Stamps are Stylish Sentiments: Birthday, and Boutique Borders: Thanks. Dies are PTI Mat Stack #1 and Mat Stack #1 Layers.

The rest of the team have done some fabulous work, too!

Alison Barclay

Anne Marie Hile

Debbie Henderson

Hayley Kew

Janet Bagnall

Janet Zeppa

Lori Turner

Susie Wittwer

Tara Bourgoin

Tracey McNeely

Thanks for visiting!

Michelle
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CASE Study 152 and CAS(E) This Sketch 40

Hello!

This card has been hanging around in my head for days, and tonight I couldn't wait any longer to put it to paper (despite desperately needing some sleep)!

Card is PTI white, Berry Sorbet, SU! Poppy Parade, Only Orange, Yoyo Yellow, Pool Party, Bashful Blue, Perfect Plum. Die is PTI Wonderful Words: Hello.

I made this card for CASE Study #152 where Jennifer McGuire is the Muse this month (eek!). Jennifer's rainbow captured my attention immediately. I just love this card of hers.

And I used the sketch from CAS(E) This Sketch #40.

Now I must rush off to bed! Thank-you for visiting me!

Michelle
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Dynamic Duos #65

Hello!

It's been a quiet few weeks here on the blog. It will probably be a little quiet for a few more weeks. Work is busy, and after this week-end I am away every week-end for a month! We are heading into birthday season in our home, starting in two weeks and lasting two months. We also have a wedding to attend (which I need to make a card for!). In the middle of everything, we've decided to squeeze in a mini-holiday - a long-week-end in the Snowy Mountains, yay! It's been snowing quite a bit for the past week or so, so I am hoping the snow holds on for another two weeks. The season started dismally, and until a short while ago there was barely any natural snow. I think Australia has had the warmest winter in history this year, sigh! I hope it doesn't lead into the hottest summer in history, because our summers are quite hot enough already. ;-)

Anyway, onto the reason for my post today. It's time for new colours at Dynamic Duos! This week we have Blushing Bride and Pistachio Pudding. I immediately thought of babies when looking at these soft pastels.

I used PTI Wonderful Words: Baby and Polka Dot Parade #4 stamps and die. Colours are SU! Certainly Celery and Sweet Blush.

The rest of the team have done wonders with these colours this week. Why don't you pay them a visit?

Alison Barclay

Anne Marie Hile

Debbie Henderson

Hayley Kew

Janet Bagnall

Janet Zeppa

Lori Turner

Susie Wittwer

Tara Bourgoin

Tracey McNeely

Thanks for coming by to see me!

Michelle
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Dynamic Duos #64

Hello!

It's been a little quiet around here! Mostly because I have been away for work, and in between I have been madly organising the family around all of the many activities we all do!  This week-end is one of very few quiet ones for the next few months. This is doubly good, because my eldest daughter returned from school camp yesterday (Friday) in a puddle of exhaustion.

Today I bring you my card for Dynamic Duos challenge #64. I just love yellow and pink together! When I was a young child, my aunty offered to knit me a poncho and asked me what colours I wanted it. I asked for yellow and pink. I got red and white, LOL! It was a beautiful poncho, but not quite the colours I had expected. ;-)

I used Simon Says Stamp Flower Friend stamps. Colours are SU! Daffodil Delight, PTI Hibiscus Burst, Memento London Fog and Tuxedo Black.

Thank you for visiting me, and I hope you can spare some time to visit the rest of the Dynamic Duos team before you rush off to make your own yellow and pink beauty!

Alison Barclay

Anne Marie Hile

Debbie Henderson

Hayley Kew

Janet Bagnall

Janet Zeppa

Lori Turner

Susie Wittwer

Tara Bourgoin

Tracey McNeely

See you again soon!

Michelle
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